Amphibico releases new Rouge housing for RED Scarlet X and Epic cinema cameras

Credit:   Amphibico

Amphibico are stating that the project to design and manufacture the new Rouge housing has been the most ambitious project they have undertaken in the past 10 years.

The Rouge housing uses dual electronic Amphibi-grips® and a menu control panel that allows the user access to all the important key controls of the camera while maintaining total ergonomics and underwater balance.

The key features of the Rouge housing are as follows and the suggested retail price for the housing body is US$12,999:

- Designed for professional underwater use
- Practically no tools required to mount camera in housing makes for a quick topside ready camera in minutes.
- Full electronic control of the camera, with a state of the art control system, 14 Electronic push button controls on dual Amphibigrips® and a menu panel which provides direct access to operational camera functions such as Record, White Balance, Shutter Speed, ISO & Aperture at finger tip access.
- Easy access to camera navigation functions such as Menu, Up, Down, Right, Left & Select to change camera's parameters.
- Access to various user define functions, to execute a number of the camera's user keys & function keys.
- "REDMOTE NOT REQUIRED" All controls are on the grips
- Servo driven proportional Manual Focus wheel
- Servo driven proportional Manual Zoom wheel
- Servo driven Manual Iris wheel
- Power On/Off
- Rear view & top view window to use with the RED TOUCH 5.0" LCD display
- Sensitive Hydrophone
- Water sensor alarm
- Stream lined positioned Tally light provided to inform your talent diver when camera is recording
- Bayonet Mounted Port System
- 4 auxiliary ports, supporting bulkhead connectors such as HDMI & HD-SDI outputs
- Optional External monitor ready
- Accepts compatible V-Mount batteries (RED Brick, Switronix XP-L95RED etc)
- Accessory mounting holes of various standard sizes underneath housing.
- Housing will accept the most popular lenses from Nikon, Canon as well as cinema PL mount lenses
- Perfectly balanced
- Most compact available in the industry
- Dimensions: 14.75"(37.5cm) Long x 9.75"(24.8cm) High x 14"(35.5cm) Wide